Gaming
South London > Merton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Games in permanent job vacancies in Merton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Games over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | - | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing Games | 5 | 0 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton | 4.39% | - | 52.90% |
| As % of the General category | 5.62% | - | 66.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South London median annual salary | - | £65,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +30.00% | -23.08% |
All General Skills
Merton
Games falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Merton.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 89 | 111 | 109 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton | 78.07% | 85.38% | 78.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 36 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £30,500 | £29,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £31,813 | £38,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.14% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £101,875 | £68,750 | £71,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £80,750 | £79,000 |
| South London median annual salary | £60,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +10.00% |
Games
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Job postings citing Games as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.
Games
Salary Trend in Merton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Games in Merton.
Games
Job Locations in Merton
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Games within the Merton region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Mitcham | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Morden | - | 1 | - | - | |
| New Malden | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Games South London |
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Games
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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